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  Yeah hopefully, I read that statement a few times to make sure I was understanding it correctly.   Come home Brad :)   Crazy to think that at least 3 B1G jobs could be in play after the season: Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin.

Took this from ESPN.com's front page:   Brad Stevens on anniversary of Rondo/Crowder trade: "We traded a very impactful player here for a lot of years. But I think that I feel good about, even after a couple of games lost in a row, when I'm not feeling as good about life, I feel really good about our progress that has been made regardless."   Am I reading that correctly, that he's not feeling as good about life?  If so, wonder what that's about...

He sounds pissed off that Indiana residents largely aren't fans of Notre Dame basketball.   Well no sh!t, neither are your own students. 

  Exactly my thought as well, I guess they're just trying to make a comparison just for comparison's sake.

Notre Dame is going to be tough, they're a fundamentally sound and experienced team with Jackson and Auguste leading them.   It will just depend on how James and Troy play, they're usually indicative of how we do.    It's all about what you can do when the shots (3s) aren't falling.  Can we play good defense against their pick and rolls?  I don't know, definitely a tough matchup for us.

  Yep valid point.  I wasn't necessarily saying that we'd know exactly who we would hire, but rather we know the kind of coaches who would be willing to talk if the job was open.  It'd effectively go something like this   IU: Would you be willing to talk if we had a coaching vacancy? Prospective coach's representatives: Yes, but only if there is a vacancy.  (Or no, of course).

  They'll probably be ranked now, and deservedly so.   But my worry is they stay in the top 25 throughout the year, have a pretty good season and get to the Sweet 16, then we interview and hire him if there is a change here.   Regardless, UCLA playing pretty well right now.  Impressive to win at Gonzaga.  Good week for them.

  I know this is the common belief, but high profile schools like IU don't make a change unless they have a pretty good idea of the caliber of coach they will get if the job becomes available.   The only way to get a "pretty good idea" is by reaching out through back channels to the back channels and third parties of the guy(s) they want to hire. This way it gives the desired coach a chance to say "I have not been contacted by Indiana" which is true, but in reality their agents and representatives HAVE been contacted.

  Meh, no thanks.   Look at their schedule, not all that impressive. 

Jaquan Lyle doesn't look impressive at all.    OSU should be better than they currently are, they are loaded with 5 and 4 star players.  I know they're young, but still.

I really don't have a problem with court storming, except when it's done against an unranked team and you're in the top 5.   Haha wow Iowa State.

Something I'm not sure that has been brought up lately is the chance one of our players gets in some trouble between now and the end of the season.   When was the last time we did not have an incident over the course of a season?  I obviously hope this doesn't happen, but man oh man so help him if one of our guys get caught with weed or a DUI.  The seat may get even hotter if that's even possible.   I feel like it's been forever since we've gone an entire season without a slip-up like this.

  Hold that thought, because it looks like we'll get even more. I didn't think all 14 B1G schools split the revenue equally, so a quick Google search turned up an article with the below information:   Maryland and Rutgers (and Nebraska) are not eligible for full shares of the Big Ten revenue pie. Nebraska is scheduled to receive its first full revenue share in 2018. Maryland and Rutgers will be eligible for a full share in 2021.   http://collegefootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/07/18/big-ten-revenue-shares-jump-to-32-million-per-school/

  Seriously? I thought that was just for the big-time bowl games and revenue from the BTN.   We still get a cut from Iowa, MSU, and OSU's major bowl game payouts then too.  Not too shabby.

On a somewhat related note, the payout for the Pinstripe Bowl is listed at $2M.   Our athletic department is about to get a big bump in revenue.

It was as much as we can ask for today, and we can only hope it translates to a win over Notre Dame.   I just looked at the schedule, and I realize I'm getting way ahead of myself and a lot would have to happen, but it's feasible this team goes 19-4 through the end of January.   Our most difficult opponent during that stretch is probably Notre Dame.  If we hold serve at home and win easy road games at Nebraska and Rutgers, it's entirely possible.

Offense played well, defense played better.   That's all we can ask for today.  Good win.

  Ha good point, I hadn't realized that OG hasn't played yet.   Maybe an injury in practice?  Or Crean just wanting to leave starters in to put their foot on the gas and put away MSU early?

Great first half!   As much as we can ask for today.

Looking good

  Heck, I'd drive down just to see his first press conference once (if) he gets hired.

  Yeah I get that but I don't know man, he knows basketball and he gets IU.  He was a heck of a defensive player at IU, as was Fife.   He'd be a very good assistant at IU, and let's not forget although he can be brash, he does things honorably and the right way.  He's disciplined, definitely a Knight guy.

My dream staff would be   Head coach - Brad Stevens Assistant - Dan Dakich Assistant - Dane Fife Assistant - Tim Buckley Strength and conditioning coordinator - Lyonel Anderson   A sleeper candidate for assistant coach would be Greg Tonagel of Indiana Wesleyan.   I can dream, right?  Someone make this happen.

  Exactly, and the wheels have already started to come off.  All it's going to take is a loss to Notre Dame in Indy for everything to just completely fall apart before the conference season even starts.

There's just something wrong with the team.  Captain Obvious I know, but we don't have any excuse to look this inept.   This is not good.